Mastabat al-Fir'aun

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Mastabat al-Fir’aun (Mastaba of Shepseskaf)
Mastabat al-Fir’aun
Shepseskaf
Coordinates	29°50′20″N 31°12′55″E / 29.83889°N 31.21528°E / 29.83889; 31.21528
Ancient name	[a] 𓀼𓋴𓋴𓂓𓆑𓏁𓉴 Qebeh Shepseskaf Qbḥ Špss k3=f "Shepseskaf is cool" or "cool place of Shepseskaf"[1]
Constructed	Fourth Dynasty
Type	Stepped mastaba
Material	Red sandstone, pink granite, Tura limestone
Height	18 m (59 ft) contemporary
Base	99.6 m (327 ft) × 74.4 m (244 ft)
Volume	148.271 m3 (5,236 cu ft)
Slope	~70°
Location of the mastaba in Egypt

The Mastabat al-Fir'aun ([مصطبة الفرعون] Error: {{Langx}}: invalid parameter: |d= (help), also referred to in Egyptological literature as the Mastaba el-Faraun, Mastabat el-Faraun or Mastabat Faraun, and meaning "Bench of the Pharaoh") is the grave monument of the ancient Egyptian king Shepseskaf (reign c. 2510–2503 BC), the last king of the Fourth Dynasty documented to date. It is located in South Saqqara halfway between the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara and the pyramids of Sneferu, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty, at Dahshur. The structure is located close to the pyramid of Pepi II, a ruler of the Sixth Dynasty. The stone quarry for the structure is located west of the Red Pyramid of Sneferu.^[2]

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